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An Evening With Bach by Voices of Music Voices of Music : An Evening With Bach.
 Lilting renaissance & baroque vocal interpretations .

Based on the creative vision of directors David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, the Voices of Music ensemble takes the view that Renaissance and Baroque music should be centered around the very finest singing—a philosophy that really shines through on An Evening With Bach. Along with the transcendent, instantly recognizable instrumentals of the opener, "Air on a G string," this album contains some truly lilting vocal performances. Susanne Ryden's soprano sounds amazing and weightless on tracks like "Bist du bei mir," while Jennifer Lane's rich alto serves as ideal counterpoint on more somber ones such as "Es is vollbracht." This recording features some of the world's finest early musicians and rightly showcases their talents on several purely instrumental selections, including Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude in G Major" played on solo theorbo instead of cello—a lovely choice. Download a pdf of the full liner notes for this album by clicking here.
Songs:

1. Air on a G string (BWV 1068) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
2. Schlummert ein (BWV 82) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
3. Badinerie (BWV 1067) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
4. Ich folge dir gleichfalls (BWV 245) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
5. Giga (BWV 1004) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
6. Schafe koennen sicher weiden (BWV 208) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
7. Prelude in C minor (BWV 871) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
8. Schlafe mein Liebster (BWV 213) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
9. Prelude in G major (BWV 1007) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
10. Es ist vollbracht (BWV 245) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
11. Sarabanda (BWV 1004) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
12. Kein Arzt (BWV 103) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
13. Prelude in E flat major (BWV 998) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
14. Bist du bei mir (BWV 508) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
15. Passacaglia- Mein Freund ist mein (Johann Christoph Bach)

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Release date: 3/29/2007
Voices of Music lives in California USA

Tagged as: Classical, Chamber Music, Baroque, Classical Singing, Cello, Composer: Johann Christian Bach, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Organ, Recorder, Violin

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